Army plans for a potential parade on Trump's birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns
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Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and potentially a couple thousand civilians.

The planning documents, obtained by the AP, are dated April 29 and 30 and have not been publicly released.

  • Pelicanen@midwest.social
    72·
    2 days ago

    It’s also on the day that the US Army has existed for 250 years and supposedly has been in planning for two years per APNews. Not to say Trump won’t make it about himself but it’s not just his birthday.

    • Tiger666@lemmy.ca
      8·
      2 days ago

      The latter being the only reason the military is going along with this.

      The first time, orange mussolini was in power he wanted a parade, so they had to create a bylaw in DC saying there would be no tanks in the streets because the pavement couldn’t take it. That is how they stopped this stupid show of self agrandization the first time.

      Maybe, if this goes ahead, they can find a way to parade all the aircraft carriers and nuclear subs that terrorize the world every day.